Welcome to Girlguiding Lancashire SE County

Girlguiding is the UK’s largest voluntary organisation for girls and young women, with over 550,000 members including almost 100,000 trained volunteer adult Leaders. Lancashire South East is a Girlguiding County located in the North West Region. It includes the towns of Bury, Oldham & Rochdale so has a wide range of urban & rural groups across the county, and has approximately 4,500 members across all the sections.

So, explore this website & take a look at what we do in Lancashire South East County. And if you have any feedback/comments/articles for the website, please tell us!

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News & Events

300 very excited Rainbows from Rochdale, Heywood, Bury and Oldham all gathered for a Christmas celebration at Gulliver’s World. Aptly named ‘Rainbows Christmas Cracker’; this event brought together all Rainbows from Girlguiding Lancashire South East County for a day...

A young volunteer from Rochdale has been awarded with the highest Girlguiding honour available. In front of 120 volunteer peers, Maria Dilkes, 26, received the award from Kathryn Mason, Girlguiding Lancashire South Queen’s Guide Co-ordinator. The Queen’s...

Over 300 Brownies from Rochdale, Heywood, Bury and Oldham all gathered at Ashworth Valley for the aptly named ‘Brownies Mission Survive’. This event brought together all Brownies from Girlguiding Lancashire South East County for a day of fun activities and...

This year marks the 30th birthday of Rainbows with celebrations being held throughout the country. Rainbows from Girlguiding Oldham Division gathered at Trinity’s Methodist Church in Royton and found themselves whisked to their own Wonderland. Decorated to perfection;...

St George’s Day always brings the Guiding and Scouting Associations together as they parade through the main streets of Heywood; this year’s parade gathered an unprecedented amount of Guide and Scout members and volunteers. Rainbows, Brownies, Guides, and The Senior...

Emily Mahoney, age 10, of Trinity Brownies in Royton is making the headlines for all the right reasons. Sticking to her promise of 'I will do my best', Emily has managed to fantastic feats in the last year. Emily's first act of 'Being Her Best' occurred when she grew...